National Youth Theater Awards 2012

Just to clarify….the awards are considered the “winners’ and the nominations are given in recognition of outstanding work in addition to those who receive the awards. It’s a lovely way to acknowledge more of the wonderfully talented children and teens throughout the country. (and clearly that includes ALL OF YOU!!)

Please also note that Les Miserables was awarded “special” nominations in their own category because so many of the participants were above the eligible age. the judges felt that the show was amazing and wanted to acknowledge it is some way and put it in a unique category called “Guest Actor/Actress and Guest Ensemble”.

I am very proud. Congratulations to all. It was a wonderful season and, clearly, a monumental effort for all of us.

Thank you all for being part of this program!

Awards:

Lead Actor in a Musical:Eric Berger as Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Lead Actor (Junior Division): Joshua Goldin-McCarthy as Sky in Guys and Dolls, Jr.

Set Design: Chris Wilson, Gregory Kanter, and Ben Becher for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Choreography: Emily Walton for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Direction: Sabrina Landau for Fiddler on the Roof Jr.

Ceremony:

There will be an awards ceremony held at the Riverdale YM-YWHA in Bronx, NY at 7:30 p.m. (registration beginning at 6:45 p.m.) on Sunday, July 29.

RSVP:

Anyone who wants to attend will need to RSVP so that we know if they will be there and how many people will be attending. There is an RSVP form located at http://www.nationalyouththeatre.com/news/news_nya_awards2012_rsvp.asp. Award winners and nominees get 1 free ticket (as do participants of an Outstanding Ensemble or Production award). NYA members get 2 free tickets. Additional tickets are $10/each.

Please Note! Seating is very limited, so it’s important to RSVP as soon as possible if you want to be sure of getting a seat!

Laurie Walton is the Founder and Creator of Riverdale Rising Stars Performing Arts Programming, which is now in it's 12th season. In addition to serving the community in Riverdale, Laurie also played a big part in the Broadway community: as an actress and talent agent, having started the distinguished East Coast office of SCAW Inc.